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This book is about how Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee’s life was impacted by the luminaries he met along the way — the first being Hrishikesh Mukherjee, whose film he starred in when he was five years old. ‘Beyond the Spotlight’ gives readers a glimpse of the real people behind the shadows of stardom and myth.

Having lost his daughter to acute liver failure, this book is journalist Shyamlal Yadav’s tribute to her short but bubbly life. The book has messages from her teachers, mentors, friends and family, exalting Shreeti’s infectious energy, kindness, courage, creativity and determination. It is also an attempt to raise awareness about the deadly disease.